Banks approve NT2 despite significant environmental and social costs, lack of revenue management oversight, and presence of other least-cost options.
People affected by the Chashma Right Bank Irrigation Project protest in front of the ADB’s Islamabad office against lack of consultation on the Draft Action Plan’s finalization.
NGOs cite flaws in project’s environmental impact assessment and social development plan.
Compliance Review Panel has 14 days to prepare the Terms of Reference, methodology, and time frame of the review.
Asian Development Bank’s South Asia Regional Department has to date not made progress on finalizing the draft “Action Plan” developed after approval of the Chashma Inspection Panel Report by its Board in August 2004.
IRN cites information from World Bank Aide Memoire acknowledging the lack of competitive bidding.
CRP must determine eligibility of the request and present a recommendation to the Board by December 20.
Critics point out dam proposal violates six of seven recommendations made by the IUCN-commissioned World Commission on Dams report.